The Stetson women’s soccer team honored those that played before them at the program’s 20th Year Celebration on August 4,
2012. Current and former players, as well as their families, came together to celebrate the past and look toward a bright future
for Stetson Women’s Soccer.
Many former Hatters were in attendance, including members of the ﬁrst team in program history (1993 season). An Alumni Game,
a Green/White scrimmage for current players, a lot of great food, and an announcement of the 20th Anniversary Team were all
a part of the festivities.
“It’s a new beginning for Stetson Soccer,” Head Coach Julie Orlowski said. “We have a new facility and a lot of new people coming into the program. Before we look forward we have to pay homage to the past, and show respect for those people who came
before us. That’s what this event is all about. It’s very important for this generation of players to realize what the players before
them did so that the current players can have the opportunities that they have now. It’s the alumni that laid the foundation for the
future of Stetson Women’s Soccer.”
Stetson Women’s Soccer 20th Anniversary Team
Emma Astrom (2000-03)
Katie Bitetto (2007-10)
Kellie Cashion (1993-96)
April Eilering (2003-06)
Melissa Engle (1994-97)
Tessa Gavilsky (2007-10)
Alexis Hermosa (2008-11)
Brittany Jones (2003-06)
Kelsey Kramer (2004-07)
Kelly Kuenning (2002-06)
Carrie Lorenz (2001-04)
Kristy Porcelli (1996-99)
Alisa Richter (1993-96)
Genevieve Roy (1997-2000)
Sarah Stock (2004-07)
Melissa Streeter (1993-96)
Ashley Temple (1994-97)
Melissa This (1994-97)
Sylvia Vigil (1993-96)
Emily Yero (2006-09)

With a brand new facility housing state-of-the-art amenities at the Stetson Soccer Complex, and 13 newcomers adding
depth to this fall’s squad, it certainly feels like a new day for Hatters Women’s Soccer as the 2012 campaign is set to begin.
Stetson returns 10 letterwinners and ﬁve starters from
a team that improved as the year went on in 2011. Three of
the Hatters’ four victories came in the back half of the schedule
against Atlantic Sun Conference opponents.
With a number of key contributors returning the fold in
2012, Stetson will look to return to the A-Sun Tournament for the
ninth time in 10 years after missing out on the playoffs due to tie
breaker rules last season.
Senior Kaisi Hartwick and sophomore Colleen O’Kennedy
lead a strong crop of midﬁelders for the Hatters in 2012. Hartwick, the lone senior on this young Stetson squad, is one that all of
the players look at to lead in the midﬁeld. With 30 starts in her
career, she has the experience needed for the role.
O’Kennedy’s talents were recognized by the league’s
coaches last season, as she was an All-Atlantic Sun honoree as a
freshman. The central midﬁelder can take over a game at any
point, and will work harder than anyone else on the ﬁeld. Junior
transfer Amber Grose will add depth and experience to the midﬁeld after playing 25 games in two seasons at USF.
Colleen’s twin sister Katie O’Kennedy led Stetson in scoring a season ago, but will be redshirting this fall due to injury. Two of the
Hatters’ other leading scorers from 2011 will return to lead the offense this season. Juniors Alyssa Welsh and Kait Jones scored four goals
and three goals, respectively, as sophomores. The former added three assists, while the latter ﬁnished with one helper on the season.
The pair will receive help up top from junior transfer Alexis Trybinski. A
junior college All-American the past two seasons, the speedy forward comes to Stetson
Atlantic Sun Conference Preseason Coaches Poll after a successful career at Southwestern Illinois College. Trybinski tallied 44 goals and
1. FGCU (5)
91
39 assists in just two seasons with the Blue Storm.
2. Jacksonville (1)
85
Another incoming transfer, junior Victoria Troccoli, will help lead the Stet3. ETSU (2)
80
son defense this fall. Winning the starting goalkeeper job with her performance this past
4. Kennesaw State (1)
63
spring, the former Drexel player recorded a 1.45 goals against average in nine starts as
North Florida
63
a sophomore with the Dragons in 2011.
6. Mercer
46
Junior Laura Seletos, who gained plenty of experience in goal last
7. Stetson
37
season, as well as redshirt freshman Amber Law and incoming freshman Amanda Copfer
8. Northern Kentucky
35
give the Hatters plenty of depth at goalkeeper in 2012.
9. Lipscomb (1)
34
There will be plenty of opportunities for returning players and newcomers
10. USC Upstate
16
alike to help lead the Hatters on the ﬁeld, but look for junior Kristen Mueller and freshTournament Champion: FGCU (5)
man Autumn Matthews to have an impact on the Stetson defense in 2012. The former
- First place votes in parentheses
did not compete last season due to an injury, but saw plenty of action in the back as a
freshman and sophomore. The latter joins the Hatter squad after an illustrious high school
career at Whitewater High School in Fayetteville, Ga.
Preseason All-Atlantic Sun Team
Junior Virginia Davis, sophomore Carmen Bernecker, and redshirt freshGK Nikki Atkinson
Jr.
Mercer
man Caroline Hurkes return to give Stetson plenty of depth on the back line, while
D Ellis Parsons
So.
ETSU
sophomores Alex Stanojev and Grace Sager can ﬁll a number of roles up top and in the
D Ashley Ciesielczyk
Sr.
FGCU
midﬁeld.
D Emily Culbreth
Sr.
JU
In addition to Grose, Trybinski, Troccoli, Matthews, and Copfer, Stetson
D Jewelia Stickland
So.
KSU
welcomes nine other freshmen to the squad in 2012, giving the Hatters a total of 13 newM Danielle Faller
Sr.
FGCU
comers. Jorje Pierce, Katherine McConnell, Rebecca Oser, and Mattie Stubbs will have
M P.A. Upson
Sr.
Mercer
opportunities on defense, while Mara Keomanivane, Danielle Hurme, and Jane Ketcham
M Colleen O’Kennedy
So.
Stetson
will add depth to the Stetson midﬁeld. Finally, Jenna Premo and Makeshia Lucien give
F Lauren Hopfensperger
Jr.
UNF
the Hatters another pair of forwards ready to create offensive opportunities in 2012.
F Carolina Lencina
Jr.
UNF
The Stetson women’s soccer team will begin the 2012 campaign on the
F Katrina Frost
So.
KSU
road at Florida International on Friday, August 17, but will then return home to play eight
Player of the Year: Katrina Frost, Kennesaw State
contests on the newly renovated Stetson Soccer Complex. The Hatters open Atlantic Sun
Defensive Player of the Year: Ashley Ciesielczyk, FGCU
Conference play on the road at ETSU on Friday, September 21, while the league home
Goalkeeper of the Year: Nikki Atkinson, Mercer
opener is the following Friday, September 28 against conference newcomer Northern
Kentucky.

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J u l i e
O R L O W

S

K

I

Head Coach | 12th Year | Florida International, 1991
Julie Orlowski enters her 12th season as Stetson women’s soccer head coach in 2012. Orlowski, who started programs
at St. Thomas, North Florida and Boise State, was named the Hatters’ second women’s soccer head coach on July 20, 2001. Under her leadership, Stetson reached the A-Sun Tournament every year from 2003-2010 and to the A-Sun title match in 2006.
The 2011 team went through a rebuilding campaign but managed to be in contention for an A-Sun tourney berth into
the last day of the season despite having to get 73 starting assignments from freshmen and without a returning goalkeeper.
Her 2010 squad won eight matches and reached the semiﬁnals of the A-Sun tournament as the #6 seed after winning a
quarterﬁnal match on the road against third-seeded North Florida.
In 2009 she led the Hatters to 11 wins and a #3 seed in the A-Sun tournament. The Hatters ﬁnished the regular season
just one point shy of the #1 spot. It was the third time since Orlowski took over the program, and the fourth time all-time that
Stetson ﬁnished with double-digit victories.
In 2008 Orlowski solidiﬁed her status as a top-tier Division I head coach by earning her 100th career victory with a 2-0
win over Lipscomb on October 19.
Well respected among her peers in college soccer, Orlowski was a member of the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee from 2006-2008. In 2009 she was honored further with an appointment to a ﬁve-year term on the NCAA National Advisory
Committee.
In 2006, Orlowski led Stetson to perhaps the school’s most successful
season, earning both A-Sun Coach of the Year and NISOA’s Central Florida
Orlowski’s Year-by-Year Record
Coach of the Year honors. The Hatters matched a school record for wins (12)
and posted the best regular season conference record (7-1-1) in the program’s
Year
School
Record
history. The team put together and 8-match unbeaten streak and reached
St. Thomas
3-13-1
the conference tournament ﬁnals. Addtionally, four players earned ﬁrst team 1992
all-conference recognition with April Eilering earning Defensive Player of the 1993
St. Thomas
7-6-0
Year.
1994
St. Thomas
8-5-1
In 2005, the Hatters recorded seven shutouts, including ﬁve of their
1996
North Florida
10-7-1
last six opponents. Stetson made its second semiﬁnal appearance in three at1998
Boise State
5-11-1
tempts where it forced the match into penalty kicks after a double-overtime
1999
Boise State
6-12-0
scoreless tie.
2001
Stetson
4-13-0
While shutting out six opponents in 2004, Orlowski’s squad set new
Stetson
6-11-0
school records with a 0.97 goals against average and allowing opponents a 2002
total of just 17 goals.
2003
Stetson
11-7-3
After accumulating a 10-24 record during her ﬁrst two years at Stet- 2004
Stetson
5-6-5
son, Orlowski led the Hatters to an impressive 11-7-3 mark in 2003 along with 2005
Stetson
9-11-1
a conference championship appearance for just the third time in the program’s
2006
Stetson
12-8-1
history.
2007
Stetson
8-10-1
During her ﬁrst nine years at Stetson, Orlowski has coached 21
2008
Stetson
7-10-2
all-conference performers including nine ﬁrst team, six second team, and six
Stetson
11-7-2
all-freshmen team members along with the league’s ﬁrst-ever Defensive Player 2009
of the Year in Emma Astrom and the school’s ﬁrst Freshman Player of the Year 2010
Stetson
8-11-1
in April Eilering. In 2006, Eilering became Stetson’s second Defensive Player of 2011
Stetson
4-11-2
the Year. In 2010 Astrom was inducted into the Stetson Athletics Hall of Fame. Totals
123-140-22
She is the ﬁrst women’s soccer player to earn that honor.

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In 2009 Tessa Gavilsky once again added to the trophy case after being voted the A-Sun’s Offensive Player of the Year
for the second consecutive season. In 2008 she was the ﬁrst Stetson player ever to earn that honor.
Additionally, Orlowski has coached countless Academic All-Conference performers and routinely places more than 75%
of her roster on that prestigious list.
A 1991 graduate of Florida International University (B.A., Mass Communication), Orlowski came to Stetson following one
season as an assistant at South Florida. Prior to her stint at USF, Orlowski compiled a 39-54-4 record in six seasons as a collegiate head coach.
Orlowski began Boise State’s program in 1997 and previously started the program at North Florida, beginning a club
team in 1995 and turning the Ospreys into a nationally ranked Division II program in their ﬁrst year at the varsity level. In 1996,
North Florida was ranked as high as No. 8 during the season.
Orlowski began her coaching career at Miami’s St. Thomas University in 1992, beginning the NAIA program from scratch
just one year after graduating from FIU. She compiled an 18-24-2 record in three seasons at St. Thomas, including winning seasons in 1993 (7-6-0) and 1994 (8-5-1).
As a player at FIU, Orlowski was a four-year starter and team captain for the Golden Panthers. She earned her master’s
in Sports Administration from St. Thomas in 1995.
Orlowski holds a United States Soccer Federation “B” License and also serves as a part-time instructor for the USSF. She
is a state coach for the Florida Youth Soccer Association and has served as an Olympic Development Program instructor.

S t e p h a n i e
W E B B
Assistant Coach | First Year | Stetson, 2009
Former Hatter Stephanie Webb was announced as the Stetson Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach on Monday, July 16,
2012. Webb comes to DeLand after a recent stint as an assistant coach at Central Michigan.
She joined the Chippewa staff prior to the 2010 season, and helped lead them to two stellar seasons. Webb had a
multitude of responsibilities at CMU, which included training, scheduling, and acting as the recruiting coordinator.
In 2010, Central Michigan ﬁnished with a 16-5-1 record, becoming one of two teams to win 10 conference games and
earn 30 points since the MAC went to an 11-game format. CMU earned its second straight MAC regular season and tournament championship, while garnering the second NCAA tournament berth in as many seasons.
In her second season with the Chippewas, Webb helped the team post their best winning percentage in program history, as the team ﬁnished 15-3-3 for a mark of .783. During both seasons with CMU, the Chippewas claimed the nation’s top
grade point average with marks of 3.76 in 2010 and 3.70 in 2011.
Prior to working with Central Michigan, Webb spent the previous year as the Technical Academy Director of the Palm
Harbor Soccer Club. She organized training sessions, advised head coaches in their development, and put together plans for
the entire U9 - U15 girls program.
Webb, who earned her Master of Science in Sports Administration from Central Michigan in 2012, received her
Bachelor’s degree at Stetson back in 2009. The former forward played two seasons with the Hatters after transferring from
Texas A&M International. She appeared in 25 matches, started six contests, and tallied three assists at Stetson. In 29 contests
for TAMIU, she racked up 16 goals and a total of 36 points.
After ﬁnishing her playing career in 2008, Webb stayed on at Stetson as an intern with the soccer program for the
rest of her time as a student. She assisted with training sessions, organization of recruiting visits, academic support, and the
program’s day-to-day operations. Since June of 2009, Webb has been able to stay in the Hatter family as a striker coach for
Stetson’s Elite Camps.
Webb holds a UEFA B Part 2 Coaching Badge, an NSCAA National Diploma, and is an FYSA state staff coach.

2011: Played in all 17 matches with 11 starting assignments ...
Scored a goal in October 14 contest vs. ETSU ... First start came
August 27 at Embry-Riddle ... Played 91 minutes in 2-2 overtime
draw at Mercer (Oct. 9).
2010: Played in all 20 matches with 19 starts in the midﬁeld ...
Tied for third on the team with four assists ... Recorded points in
Stetson wins over FAU, Mercer and Lipscomb.
2009: Played in 19 of 20 games as a freshman ... Tied for eighth
on the team in scoring with four points ... Scored her ﬁrst collegiate
goal in a 3-2 win at Mercer (9/27) ... Scored her second goal in 42 win over North Florida (10/9) ... Earned Atlantic Sun Conference
All-Academic honors.
High School: Earned four varsity letters in soccer and three in volleyball at Granite City High in Illinois ... Was All-Conference selection in 2008 and 2009, All-State in 2009, and Defensive MVP in
2009 ... Helped her team win three Southwestern Conference titles
and the team ﬁnished second in the state in 2007 ... Team Captain
of the soccer and volleyball teams in 2009.

2011: Played in 11 matches with ﬁve starts on the back line ...
Recorded a season-high 83 minutes vs. Colgate (Sept. 2).
2010: Earned Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic honors ... Appeared in six matches with one starting assignment.
High School: Played soccer and participated in track and ﬁeld for
DeLand High ... In soccer she was named MVP and was the team
captain as a junior and a senior ... Off the ﬁeld she was a fouryear honor roll student who ﬁnished in the top 10 percent of her
class.
Personal: Born on February 2, 1992 in the Bronx, New York ...
Daughter of Dania and Elvin Davis of Deltona, Florida ... Majoring
in Chemistry.
Davis’s Career Stats
YEAR
GP/GS
2010
6/1
2011
11/5
TOTALS
17/6

Sh
0
1
1

G
0
0
0

A
0
0
0

Pts
0
0
0

Personal: Born on February 27, 1991 in Granite City, Illinois ...
Daughter of Sandra Dietz and Perry Hartwick ... Member of the
National Honor Society and the Renaissance Steering Committee at
Granite City High ... Majoring in Finance.
Hartwick’s Career Stats
YEAR
GP/GS
2009
19/0
2010
20/19
2011
17/11
TOTALS
56/30

Sh
8
10
7
25

G
2
0
1
3

A
0
4
0
4

Pts
4
4
2
10

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K a i t
J O N E

Student-Athletes

K r i s t e n
M U E L L E R

S

Junior | F | 5-3
DeLand, Fla.
DeLand HS

Junior | D | 5-8
DeLand, Fla.
Mainland HS

11

9

2011: Played in all 17 matches with two starts ... Scored seven
points on three goals and one assist ... Scored a hat trick in 6-3
win over USC Upstate (Oct. 16), needing just ﬁve shots to put three
in the back of the net ... Had an assist Oct. 14 vs. ETSU ... Earned
starting assignments vs. Furman (Sept. 18) and ETSU.

2009: Played in two games as a freshman, picking up 23 minutes
against Tennessee-Martin and 16 minutes versus Kennesaw State ...
Earned Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic honors.

High School: Led DeLand High in scoring as a senior, ﬁnishing
with 30 goals and 14 assists for 74 points ... Tallied 150 career
points with 57 goals and 36 assists ... Set a school record for the
most points scored in a 10-game period ... Team won a District 6A
championship.

High School: Played for Head Coach James Harden at Mainland
High in Daytona Beach, Florida ... Helped lead team to District
Runner Up ﬁnish and earned the Coach’s Award during freshman
season ... Voted the Player’s Award as a sophomore ... Was named
Honorable mention All-County in ﬁrst three years ... As a senior
ﬁnished with 12 goals and 22 assists, earning First Team All-County
honors.

Personal: Born June 27, 1992 in Fredericksburg, Virginia ... Daughter of Debra and Robert Jones of Lake Helen, Florida ... Majoring
in Sport Management ... Also played ﬂag football at DeLand High.
Jones’s Career Stats
YEAR
GP/GS
2010
19/3
2011
17/2
TOTALS
36/5

Personal: Born November 7, 1990 in Chesapeake, Virginia ...
Daughter of Timothy and Michelle Mueller of DeLand, Florida ...
Was on the President’s Honor Roll all four years at Mainland High,
graduating third in her class ... Earned Academic Achievement
status from Daytona State College in 2008 ... Also played ﬂag
football in high school ... Majoring in Environmental Science.
Mueller’s Career Stats
YEAR
GP/GS
2009
2/0
2010
10/5
2011
0/0
TOTALS
12/5

SH
0
0
0
0

G
0
0
0
0

A
0
0
0
0

PTS
0
0
0
0

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L a u r a
S E L E T O S

A l y s s a
W E L S H

Junior | GK | 5-8
New Port Richey, Fla.
Mitchell HS

Junior | F | 5-8
Edison, N.J.
Bishop George Ahr HS

1

19

2011: Played in nine matches in goal for the Hatters with six starting assignments ... earned a win in her ﬁrst career appearance
August 19 vs. FIU ... season-high seven saves August 21 at Florida
Atlantic ... recorded 110 scoreless minutes for her ﬁrst career shutout at Gardner-Webb (9/11).
2010: Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors ... did not compete.
2009: Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors ... did not see action in the
net as a freshman.
High School: A four-year starting goalkeeper for J.W. Mitchell
High in New Port Richey, Florida ... Helped lead team to conference
championship all four years ... 15-1-3 record, District Champions
and Region Runner-Up ﬁnish in 2008 ... First Team All-County in
2007 and 2009, Second Team in 2008 ... All-Conference in 2007,
2008 and 2009 ... Varsity Team Captain in 2008 and 2009 ... Career 0.74 GAA with 277 saves and 32 shutouts ... Also earned varsity letter in track and ﬁeld ... Earned 2008 Pasco County Scholar
Athlete Award and was named Team Defensive Player of the Year.
Personal: Born December 11, 1990 in Tampa, Florida ... Daughter
of Sam and Beth Seletos ... Graduated Magna Cum Laude and
was a member of the National Honor Society at Mitchell High ...
Received the Outstanding Senior Award in 2009 ... Majoring in
Computer Information Systems.
Seletos’s Career Stats
YEAR
GP/GS MIN
2011 9/6
589
TOTALS 9/6
589

GA
17
17

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GAA
2.60
2.60

SAVES
29
29

W-L-T
1-4-2
1-4-2

SO
1
1

2011: Played in all 17 matches with 12 starts at forward ... Scored
11 points on four goals and three assists for the second straight
season ... Scored twice, including the game-winner, as Stetson beat
North Florida 3-2 on September 25 ... Also found the back of the
net October 9 at Mercer and in the October 16 win over USC
Upstate ... Added an assist vs. USC Upstate as well as in matches at
Army (Sept. 4) and vs. Jacksonville (Sept. 23).
2010: Named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team
... Earned Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic honors ... Played
in all 20 matches as a freshman with 19 starts ... Third on the team
with four goals and 11 points ... Fifth on the team with three assists
... Scored ﬁrst career goal in Sept. 23 win at Campbell ... Had two
goals in win over Kennesaw State (Oct. 1) ... Also scored in victory
over Mercer (Oct. 3).
High School: Played at Bishop George Ahr High in Edison, New
Jersey ... Earned NSCAA High School All-America honors in 2009 ...
As a junior she led team to a 16-2-1 record and a Division Championship ... Team reached the County Finals for the ﬁrst time in 26
years ... Earned Home News Player of the Year in 2009 and Star
Ledger County Player of the year in 2008 ... Earned All-Conference honors three times, as well as All-Division and State ODP four
times ... She set school records of 42 goals as a senior, and 107
goals in her career.
Personal: Born May 21, 1992 in Edison, New Jersey ... Daughter of
Sue and Tom Welsh of Edison, New Jersey ... Majoring in Elementary Education.
Welsh’s Career Stats
YEAR
GP/GS
2010
20/19
2011
17/12
TOTALS
37/31

Sh
28
32
60

G
4
4
8

A
3
3
6

Pts
11
11
22

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Carmen
BERNECKER

Colleen
O’KENNEDY

Sophomore | D | 5-7
Holzmaden, Germany
Schlossgymnasium

Sophomore | M | 5-5
Oviedo, Fla.
Oviedo HS

15

2

2011: Appeared in nine matches as a freshman ... Made career
debut August 27 at Embry-Riddle ... Played season-high 58 minutes
October 9 at Mercer.
High School: Played soccer in Germany while attending Schlossgymnasium.
Personal: Born on July 4, 1992 in Kirchheim unter Teck ... Daughter
of Gustav and Gabi Bernecker ... Has two siblings; Kristina and
Simon ... Earned several prizes for excellent academic achievement
during high school ... Majoring in Environmental Science.
Bernecker’s Career Stats
YEAR
GP/GS SH
2011
9/0
2
TOTALS
9/0
2

G
0
0

A
0
0

PTS
0
0

2011: Received Second Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference honors
... Started all 17 matches in the midﬁeld as a freshman ... Scored
one goal and handed out one assist for three points ... Scored her
ﬁrst career goal October 14 vs. ETSU ... Had an assist August 27 at
Embry-Riddle ... Played a team-high 1,518 minutes on the year.
High School: Helped lead Oviedo High to Florida Class 6A
State Championship as a senior alongside Hatter teammate Katie
O’Kennedy ... First Team All-Conference in 2009 ...Team captain
for Oviedo High ... Played club soccer for Florida Rush, which was a
State Cup Finalist from 2007-2010.
Personal: Born Colleen Marie O’Kennedy on February 4, 1993
in Orlando, Florida ... Daughter of Molly Stoute and Michael
O’Kennedy ... Has four siblings, Meaghan, Sean, Shannon, and
twin sister and teammate Katie ... Principal’s Honor Roll student
... Ranked ﬁfth in her high school graduating class ... Majoring in
Health Sciences.
O’Kennedy’s Career Stats
YEAR
GP/GS SH
2011
17/17 24
TOTALS
17/17 24

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G
1
1

A
1
1

PTS
3
3

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Katie
O’KENNEDY

G r a c e
S A G E R

Sophomore | F | 5-7
Oviedo, Fla.
Oviedo HS

Sophomore | F | 6-0
Niceville, Fla.
Niceville HS

8

23

2011: Played in 16 matches with 14 starts at forward as a freshman ... Team’s leading scorer with 15 points on six goals and three
assists ... Tied for team lead in both goals and assists ... Tallied a
goal and an assist vs. Chattanooga (Sept. 9) and in 6-3 win over
USC Upstate (Oct. 16) ... Also scored in 2-1 win at Lipscomb (Oct.
23) ... Assisted on a goal in 3-2 win over North Florida (Sept. 25) ...
Twice played more than 90 minutes, doing so Sept. 11 at GardnerWebb and Oct. 9 at Mercer.
High School: Along with Stetson teammate Colleen O’Kennedy
(twin sister), led Oviedo High to Class 6A State Championship as
a senior ... 2011 NSCAA High School All-American honoree ...
Named Team Offensive MVP in 2007, and captained Oviedo from
2009-10 ... Played club soccer for Florida Rush, which was a State
Cup Finalist from 2007-10.
Personal: Born Caitlin Anne O’Kennedy on February 4, 1993
in Orlando, Florida ... Daughter of Molly Stoute and Michael
O’Kennedy ... Has four siblings; Meaghan, Sean, Shannon and
twin teammate Colleen ... Principal’s Honor Roll student ... Top 10
percent of graduating class at Oviedo High ... Majoring in Health
Sciences.
O’Kennedy’s Career Stats
YEAR
GP/GS SH
2011
16/14 34
TOTALS
16/14 34

G
6
6

A
3
3

2011: Played in two matches off the bench as a freshman ... Made
her career debut September 23 vs. Jacksonville ... Played 10
minutes in that match and saw 12 minutes of action October 1 vs.
FGCU.
High School: First Team All-Area selection by the Northwest Florida
Daily News ... Named All-Region in 2010 ... Selected for the
2011 Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Game ... Helped lead
Niceville High to two state Final Fours and a 2010-11 district title
... Played club soccer for Emerald Coast United.
Personal: Born Emily Grace Sager on July 9, 1993 in Eglin Air
Force Base, Florida ... Daughter of Sam and Beth Sager ... Has two
siblings; Luke and Billy ... Majoring in English.
Sager’s Career Stats
YEAR
GP/GS SH
2011
2/0
0
TOTALS
2/0
0

G
0
0

A
0
0

PTS
0
0

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Alex
STANOJEV

C a r o l i n e
H U R C K E S

Sophomore | M | 4-11
Gainesville, Fla.
Buchholz HS

Freshman | D | 5-3
Summit, N.J.
Summit HS

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2011: Played in all 17 matches as a freshman, recording nine starts
... Tallied four points on one goal and two assists ... Scored ﬁrst career goal Sept. 9 vs. Chattanooga ... Handed out assists in Stetson
victories over North Florida (Sept. 25) and USC Upstate (Oct. 16).
High School: Totaled nine goals and six assists for Buchholz High
as a senior ... 2011 Gainesville Sun Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Honorable Mention ... Played club soccer for Florida Rush.

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2011: Redshirted.
High School: Played four years of soccer and four years of ice
hockey at Summit High ... All-Conference and Union County All-Star
player ... Summit High went 54-10-5 during her career ... Played
club soccer for Central Jersey Stars, which were ﬁnalists for the
New Jersey MAPS Tournament in 2010.
Personal: Born Caroline Laura Hurckes on November 8, 1992 in
Odessa, Texas ... Daughter of Timothy and Lisa Hurckes ... Has
three siblings; Anne, Sarah, and Michael ... Majoring in Business
Administration.

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2011: Redshirted.
High School: Played at Canterbury School in Fort Myers, Florida
in ﬁnal two years of high school ... Also attended Bishop Verot High
in ninth and 10th grades ... Played club soccer for Florida Premier,
which won the state U16 State Championship.
Personal: Born on January 16, 1993 in Rochester, New York ...
Daughter of Rodney and Wendy Law ... Has one sibling; Paige ...
Majoring in Health Sciences.

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Student-Athletes

A m b e r
G R O S E

Alexis
T RY B I N S K I

Junior | M | 5-5
Cornwell, England
USF

Junior | F | 5-3
Collinsville, Ill.
SW Illinois College

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Prior to Stetson: Played in 25 games in two seasons at USF ...
Started seven contests, and played a career high 84 minutes
against Providence on October 18, 2010.
High School: Captained Filton College and Cornwall Centre of
Excellence ... Played for two years in the top league in England for
Bristol Academy ... Led team to quarterﬁnals of the FA cup ... Was
selected to attend English national team training camps ... Won
three national titles for Filton College ... Was named MVP in the
England Colleges Final ... Represente England Colleges side and
toured with them during 2008-09.
Personal: Born on February 26, 1991 in the United Kingdom ...
Daughter of Simon and Nicola Grose.

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Prior to Stetson: Played two seasons at Southwestern Illinois College … Scored 21 goals and recorded 18 assists as a freshman
in 2010 ... Totaled 23 goals and 21 assists for 67 points in just
16 matches during sophomore season in 2011 … Was named a
First Team All-American by the National Junior College Athletics
Association (NJCAA) in 2010 and Second Team in 2011 … Earned
First Team Junior College All-America honors by National Soccer
Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) in 2011, and Second
Team in 2010.
High School: Was an all-sectional honoree while leading Collinsville High to section ﬁnals … Played for St. Louis Scott Gallagher,
the same team as Mara Keomanivane.
Personal: Born Alexis Michelle Trybinski on July 6, 1992 in Charleston, Illinois ... Daughter of Michael Trybinski and Beth Tucker.

Victoria
TROCCOLI

A m a n d a
C O P F E R

Junior | GK | 5-9
Troy, Mich.
Drexel University

Freshman | GK | 5-7
North Olmstead, Ohio
Magniﬁcat HS

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Prior to Stetson: Played two seasons at Drexel University.
High School: Four-year starter at Troy High in Michigan ... First
Team Division I All-State selection as a senior ... Recorded a .65
goals-against average at Troy ... Was a Scholar-Athlete Award
winner ... Also played for the Michigan Gators club team.
Personal: Daughter of Dan and Anne Louise Troccoli ... One of
three daughters ... Majoring in Sport Management.

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High School: Four-year starter at Magniﬁcat High, helping lead
the Blue Streaks to two district ﬁnals appearances ... Was named
captain for MHS as a senior in 2011 ... Named Cleveland Plain
Dealer Player of the Week in 2010 ... Earned Team Coaches
Award in 2009 ... Led Cleveland Cobras to a number of titles, including 2009 Northern Ohio Cup Champions, and National Indoor
Championships in 2010 and 2011 ... Made an appearance in State
Cup Finals with Ohio Premier U-17 in 2011 ... Helped lead Internationals Soccer Club to the NRL Premier Division Finals, State Cup
Championship, and US Region II Semiﬁnals in 2012.
Personal: Born Amanda Olivia Copfer on December 13, 1993 in
North Olmstead, Ohio ... Daughter of Daniel and Carrie Copfer ...
Has one brother; Danny ... Member of the National Honor Society
and honor student at Magniﬁcat High ... Also participated in the
Look Up to Cleveland Leadership Academy ... Majoring in Sport
Management.

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Student-Athletes

D a n i e l l e
H U R M E

J a n e
K E T C H A M

Freshman | M | 5-5
Wellington, Fla.
King’s Academy

Freshman | M | 5-5
Deltona, Fla.
University HS

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High School: Helped lead The King’s Academy to ﬁve straight
district titles, as well as a regional championship in 2009 … Also
played club soccer with Makisha Lucien on Team Boca, which made
the 2011 State Cup Elite Eight … Earned Team Offensive Player of
the Year honors in 2011 ... Named to the National Christian School
Athletic Association’s First Team All-America squad for 2010-2011
... Member of the Florida ODP State Team in 2010.
Personal: Born Danielle Sara Hurme on October 1, 1993 in West
Palm Beach, Florida ... Daughter of Sara and Klaus Hurme ... Was
named a Scholar Athlete while at The King’s Academy ... Also
earned the Community Service Award and was a Palm Beach
Atlantic University Rinker School of Business Entrepreneurship Challenge Finalist ... Majoring in Accounting.

High School: Played for Head Coach Mike Jackson at University
High in DeLand ... Named to The Daytona Beach News-Journal
All-Area Second Team in 2011 ... Earned Varsity Leadership Award
in 2011 ... Played club soccer for Florida Blue and the Stetson
Football Association.
Personal: Born Jane Anne Ketcham on November 24, 1993 in
Orlando, Florida ... Daughter of Paul and Nenita Ketcham ... Has
one sister; former Stetson soccer player Elise ... Graduated summa
cum laude from University High in DeLand ... Was a member of the
National Honor Society and the Key Club, and earned a Superintendent’s Diploma of Distinction ... Major is undeclared.

Mara
KEOMANIVANE

M a k e s h i a
L U C I E N

Freshman | M | 5-0
Granite City, Ill.
Granite City HS

Freshman | F | 5-5
Wellington, Fla.
Suncoast HS

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High School: Three-time All-Conference and All-Sectional honoree
at Granite City High …Also earned All-State and All-Midwest
honors ... Led GCHS to a 2011 Class 3A state championship ... Also
named team Underclassman of the Year in 2010 and 2011 …
Played club soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher … Attended same
high school as current midﬁelder Kassandra Hartwick and all-time
leading scorer in Stetson Women’s Soccer history, Tessa Gavilsky …
Played on same club team as transfer Alexis Trybinski.
Personal: Born Mara Tan Keomanivane on June 26, 1993 ...
Daughter of Phith and Virginia Keomanivane ... Has three siblings;
Sam, Sue, and Seth ... Nathional Honor Society Member at Granite
City High ... Majoring in Biochemistry.

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High School: Helped lead Suncoast High to three district championships and two regional semiﬁnals … Was named the team’s
Comeback Player of the Year in 2011 and Most Valuable Player
in 2012 ... Played for Team Boca in club soccer with fellow Hatter
Danielle Hurme.
Personal: Born Makeshia Paula Lucien on November 20, 1993 in
Pahokee, Florida ... Daughter of Kesnel and Nadine Lucien ... Made
Principal’s List and Honor Roll all four years at Suncoast High ...
Honored for having over 300 hours of community service ... Is the
cousin of current Washington Redskins wide receiver, Pierre Garçon
... Majoring in Health Sciences.

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Student-Athletes

Autumn
MATTHEWS

R e b e c c a
O S E R

Freshman | D | 5-6
Fayetteville, Ga.
Whitewater HS

Freshman | D | 5-3
Valrico, Fla.
Bloomingdale HS

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High School: Played four years and was captain for two seasons
at Whitewater HS in Fayetteville, Ga. … Earned All-County and
All-Region honors … Was a member of the WHS Wildcats team
that won regional championships and made the state ﬁnals four
consecutive seasons … Played club soccer for the West Georgia
United ’94 Elite ... Was also on the Georgia ODP First Team for six
years.
Personal: Born Autumn Simone Matthews on December 27, 1993 in
Miami, Florida ... Daughter of James Matthews and Mamie Pollock
... Has two siblings; Alex (20) and Amber (23) ... Four year member
of the BETA Club and Princpal’s Honor Roll, as well as the Executive Board Class President at Whitewater HS ... Majoring in Health
Sciences.

High School: Played four seasons at Bloomingdale High … Helped
pace the Bulls to three straight regional semiﬁnal appearances
… Earned All-County honors twice … Helped lead her club team
Tampa Bay United to the 2010 State Cup ﬁnal four, a runner-up
ﬁnish in the 2012 Disney Showcase, and a State Cup Championship
in 2012.
Personal: Born Rebecca Lynn Oser on January 8, 1994 in Long
Island, New York ... Daughter of Brad and Angela Oser ... Has
two sisters; Lauryn (25) and Caitlyn (23) ... Was a member of the
Spanish Honor Society at Bloomingdale High ... Majoring in Sport
Management.

Katherine
McCONNELL

J o r j e
P I E R C E

Freshman | D | 5-2
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Seabreeze HS

Freshman | D | 5-3
Azle, Texas
Azle HS

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High School: Played four years of varsity soccer at Seabreeze
High ... Helped lead the Sandcrabs to district championships in
2008 and 2011 ... The team was also a Regional Finalist in 2011.
Personal: Born Katherine Rose McConnell on October 30, 1993 in
Daytona Beach, Florida ... Daughter of John Henry and Karlene
McConnell ... Has one brother; Jonathan ... Graduated suma cum
laude and ﬁfth in graduating class at Seabreeze High ... Was also
an AP Scholar and received a student’s diploma of distinction ...
Majoring in Biology.

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High School: First Team All-District defender and Defender of
the Year at Azle (Texas) High School during freshman season …
Switched to only club soccer after freshman year, playing for West
Sting ’94.
Personal: Born on March 4, 1994 in Fort Worth, Texas ... Daughter
of Jimmy Pierce and Rene LaGassey ... Majoring in Health Sciences.

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Student-Athletes

J e n n a
P R E M O

Franziska
WENDEL

Freshman | F | 5-4
Deltona, Fla.
Deltona HS

Freshman | M | 5-7
Bonn, Germany
Liebrauenschule

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High School: Played four seasons at Deltona High ... Was named
Rookie of the Year in 2009 ... Earned “Leadership by Example”
award in 2010 and 2012 ... Named Team MVP and Daytona
Beach News-Journal All-Area Second Team in 2011 ... Also played
three years for Florida Blue Club, winning the 2010 Atlanta Cup.

Personal: Born on July 5, 1994 in Bonn, Germany ... Daughter of
Claudia Wendel ... Is one of six siblings ... Major is undeclared.

Personal: Born Jenna Grace Premo on October 5, 1993 in Deltona,
Florida ... Daugther of Thomas and Leslie Premo ... Has four siblings; Jacob, Jordan, Lindsay, and Kaleigh ... Graduated in the top
ten percent of her class at Deltona High ... Was also Summa Cum
Laude and an honor roll student ... Named Miss Deltona High and
Hall of Fame-Wolf of the Year ... Majoring in Elementary Education.

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High School: Played for the Darlington Soccer Academy ... Won
the Watson Family Cup for perserverance on and off the ﬁeld.
Personal: Born Matha B. Stubbs on March 12, 1994 in Huntsville,
Alabama ... Daughter of Cameron and Beth Stubbs ... Has two siblings; John and Sarah Grace ... Was a Congressional Art Champion
while attending the Darlington School ... Majoring in Biology.

Stetson University entered a new era of leadership in July 2009 when Dr.
Wendy B. Libby became the university’s ninth president.
Along with Director of Athletics Jeff Altier, Libby was integral in bringing
football back to Stetson for the ﬁrst time since 1956. The Hatters will play
their ﬁrst season in the fall of 2013. Coming with the return of football was
the construction of a state-of-the-art ﬁeld house for not only football, but also
men’s and women’s soccer and the brand new women’s lacrosse team. The $6.7
million, 25,000 square foot facility was completed in August of 2012.
Formerly president of Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., the nation’s
second-oldest women’s institution, Libby has had a broad career in higher education and private industry. An expert in strategic planning, she plans to build
on Stetson’s values-centered heritage and tradition of academic excellence and
communityengaged service learning while movingStetson forward.
Prior to her six years at Stephens College, Libby served as vice president
for business affairs and chief ﬁnancial ofﬁcer at Furman University, Greenville,
S.C., from 1995 to 2003. She has 28 years of administrative and teaching experience in higher education, at institutions including Westbrook College (now part of
the University of New England), the University of Hartford, the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, The Ohio State University and Cornell University.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Libby earned her doctorate in Educational Administration from the University of Connecticut. Her undergraduate degree, in
Biology with a concentration in Genetics, is from Cornell University. She earned an MBA, with a concentration in Finance, from Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School
of Management.
Libby is a member of numerous higher education organizations. Last fall, she led a delegation of six college presidents in a visit to Ewha University in
Seoul, South Korea. In honor of her outstanding leadership, Libby received the 2007 Athena Award from the Columbia (Mo.) Chamber of Commerce Women’s Network for her support of women in realizing their full leadership potential
and for contributing to the quality of life in the communi ty. In May, she received
the 2009 Outstanding Higher Education Professional Alumni Award at the University of Connecticut.
She and her husband, Dr. Richard M. Libby, have two sons, Glenn and wife Ginger, and Gregg and wife Lori, four grandchildren, a great-granddaughter, and three dogs. An avid reader, she enjoys cooking and entertaining.

Dr. Wendy
LIBBY
University President
Fourth Year

Jeff Altier, a 28-year veteran of the Stetson University athletic department,
is in his 16th year as Director of Athletics. During his tenure, Altier has earned a
reputation as an outstanding fundraiser and a leader with an eye on the future,
and is noted for his active participation in the NCAA governance structure.
Along with President Libby, he was integral in bringing football back to
Stetson for the ﬁrst time since 1956. The Hatters will play their ﬁrst season in
the fall of 2013. Coming with the return of football was the construction of a
state-of-the-art ﬁeld house for not only football, but also men’s and women’s
soccer and the brand new women’s lacrosse team. The $6.7 million, 25,000
square foot facility was completed in August of 2012.
Altier, captain of the nationally-ranked 1982 Hatter baseball team, earned
both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Stetson. Upon wrapping up his
Stetson baseball career, he spent two years as a player/coach developing
the sport in Perth, Australia. He then returned to Stetson as an assistant coach
before being promoted to Ticket Manager, Director of Athletic Promotions, and
then Associate Athletic Director. In these rolls, he spearheaded the department’s development efforts as well as oversaw athletic marketing and promotions, concessions and travel coordination. He was named Director of Athletics in 1996.
Altier also served as Tournament Manager for the NCAA Division I Southeast First and Second Round Men’s basketball tournament hosted by Stetson in
1993 and 1996 at the Orlando Arena, and as Tournament Director for the 1999 and 2004 tournament.
Stetson has taken great strides in the area of gender equity under Altier, increasing scholarships, participation opportunities and stafﬁng for women’s
athletics. The unprecedented success of the women’s tennis, golf, soccer, basketball and softball teams in conference competition during Altier’s tenure are evidence
of his commitment to women’s athletics. In fact, under his direction Stetson’s women’s and men’s teams have won an impressive 15 conference championships.
A hallmark of Altier’s professional career was the building of Stetson’s $4.5 million baseball facility, Melching Field at Conrad Park. Built in conjunction
with the City of DeLand, Melching Field is regarded as one of the nation’s premiere college baseball facilities. Altier then turned his attention to construction of an
on-campus softball facility, which broke ground in 2002 and was ready for competition in February of 2003. The Patricia Wilson Field has been named Collegiate
Softball Field of the Year four times. He was also instrumental in securing new state-of-the-art ﬁeld lighting for both the softball and soccer ﬁelds in 2005. Under his
guidance, the Athletic Department has seen the addition of the new Wilson Athletic Center, a $ 1.5 million health and wellness facility for the use of Stetson studentathletes.
Stetson athletics has continued to grow under Altier’s guidance. Three new sports have or will be added in the next year, with sand volleyball starting
competition in the spring of 2012, women’s lacrosse in the spring of 2013 and the return of football in the fall of 2013. The program is also growing in terms of
stafﬁng and facilities, with construction currently under way on a facility that will house the football, lacrosse and both soccer programs, along with practice ﬁeld for
football and practice and game ﬁelds for soccer and lacrosse.
Altier’s leadership has extended beyond campus, as he has taken on Atlantic Sun Conference leadership roles, chairing many committees and serving
as conference vice-president. Additionally, he has served on the National Association of College Directors of Athletics Division IAAA board of directors, the NCAA
A.E.C. Cabinet and is currently a member of the prestigious NCAA Leadership Council. Locally he has served as president of the DeLand Rotary Club, vice-president
of the DeLand Sports Redevelopment Association, and is a graduate of Leadership DeLand and Leadership Orlando. He is currently a member of the board of
directors of the Central Florida Sports Commission. Altier was honored as the West Volusia Sportsperson of the Year for 2004. In 2011 Altier was recognized by his
peers in the National Association of Collegiate Director of Athletics as the Under Armour Southeast Region Division I Athletic Director of the Year.
Altier’s family includes wife, Sarah (Booker) (Stetson B.A. ‘82, M.Ed. ‘96), and children Heath (Stetson M.B.A. ‘09), Brianne, and Garrett.

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A L T I E R
Director of Athletics
16th Year

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Stetson Soccer Complex

Stetson President Dr. Wendy Libby announced that the University was brining football back for the ﬁrst time since
1956 on March 14, 2011. More than a year later, on March 23, 2012, a groundbreaking ceremony for Stetson’s
$6.7 million ﬁeld house and ﬁeld renovation was held.
The 25,000 square foot building on the corner of Minnesota and Amelia avenues houses locker rooms for men’s
and women’s soccer, as well as the brand new football and lacrosse teams at Stetson. Additionally, state-ofthe-art sports medicine and strength and conditioning areas are also available to student-athletes at the Stetson
University Athletics Training Facility.
The facility also includes ofﬁce and meeting room space for each of the four programs, as well as an equipment
room. The VIP room on the second ﬂoor of the facility will double as a press box for home soccer and lacrosse
games. On one side of the ﬁeld house are practice ﬁelds for the football team, on the other side are game and
practice ﬁelds for Stetson men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and lacrosse teams.

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Sports Medicine
• The Stetson University Sports Medicine staff is under
the direction of the head team physician, three associate physicians, and full time certiﬁed athletic trainers
providing a full complement of services to enhance the
physical performance and
personal healthcare of each student-athlete.
• The sports medicine staff’s main location is in the
athletic training room of the Wilson Athletic Center. The
athletic training room is a 2,500 square-foot facility
dedicated to the healthcare of all student-athletes. It
is stocked with over 9,000 pounds of free weights and
selectorized equipment.
• The sports medicine staff is focused on identifying
and preventing athletic injuries through the use of a
complete line of evaluation tools including a state of
the art isokinetic testing and rehabilitation device.

• The addition of the Athletic Training Facility by
the new Stetson Soccer/Lacrosse Complex, and the
Football practice ﬁelds, brought on an additional
state-of-the-art athletic training room, as well as a
strength and conditioning facility available to all
student-athletes on campus.
• The division of sports medicine utilizes a wide
array of physicians, counselors, and other allied
health care professionals to assist our student-athletes in all aspects of their healthcare, growth, and
development.
• A full-time certiﬁed athletic trainer is on site for
all in season practices, games, weight training, and
conditioning sessions.

• The sports medicine staff includes an in-house Certiﬁed Strength
and Conditioning Specialist and an afﬁliation with All Star Sports
Performance to enhance our strength and conditioning programs
for all of our student athletes.
• Team members follow a comprehensive and individualized program designed to increase power, strength, speed, quickness, agility, jumping ability, ﬂexibility and overall conditioning.

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Facilities

Since 1974, the J. Ollie Edmunds Center has been home to Stetson men’s
basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball contests. The Hatter men’s basketball team defeated Marshall 73-58 in the inaugural Edmunds Center game on
Dec. 5, 1974. In the 36 seasons since that time, the Hatters have amassed over
330 total victories in their home building. Maintaining a top-notch athletic facility
is a continual process, and the work at the Edmunds Center has been at a pace
to keep up with the development of the athletic program itself. Over the past
several years, the Edmunds Center has received a number of physical modiﬁcations and equipment upgrades. The scoreboards, shot clocks, bench seating,
illuminated media tables, ﬂoor design and lobby showcase have all recently been
upgraded. In 2000, the maplewood ﬂoor was completely sanded and repainted,
and new scoreboards were installed. In 2003, banners were hung in the Edmunds
Center rafters for each member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. And in 2005,
brand new bleachers were installed along the entire east end of the building.
Eight modern locker rooms are housed in the Edmunds Center, among them the
men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, softball and volleyball
Edmunds Center
locker rooms. The Edmunds Center houses coaches and staff ofﬁces. In addition, the
complex contains the crew team workout facility, dressing rooms, the ticket ofﬁce and
an athletic training room. The Edmunds Center was home to the men’s 1991 and 1996 Trans America Athletic Conference Tournaments as well
as the women’s tournament in 1997. It also served as training camp site for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association in 1992
and 1993, and hosted the NCAA Volleyball Tournament First Round in 1996.
Down the street is the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center, home of the Stetson
men’s and women’s tennis programs. Located on the east-side of the DeLand
campus, the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center was completed in late 1996. The state-ofthe-art facility is named in honor of Mandy Marie Stoll who was the tennis team’s
top player when she was killed in an automobile accident in April 1988 during her
junior year. During her three years as a member of the Stetson tennis team, she
set school records of 20 consecutive wins and 27 wins in one season. The facility
includes six courts, with plans for six additional courts in the future, a kiosk, three
gazebos, courtside bleachers and a new scoreboard. Three of the six courts have
been named: one for Mary Estella Palmer McNamara, the late wife of SU trustee
Dennis McNamara of Orlando and a Stetson graduate; one in honor of former
Stetson tennis coach Vicky Pate, also a Stetson alumna; and one in memory of
Mandy Stoll. The Mandy Stoll Tennis Center has served as the host location for four
Atlantic Sun Conference Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships.
The Stetson softball team has played eight seasons on Patricia Wilson
Field with tremendous success. The Hatters won their ﬁrst 18 games on their home
Mandy Stoll Tennis Center
ﬁeld in 2003 and have a combined home record of 240-92 (.723). The sparkling
facility features spacious dugouts, multiple bullpen and batting cage areas, a state-of-the-art scoreboard, a brilliant lighting system for playing night games, and a concession area. Ofﬁces and a press box were built in 2007-08. In 2010 Stetson hosted the A-Sun Tournament for the
fourth year in a row.
One of the most picturesque, fan-friendly stadiums in the nation, Melching
Field at Conrad Park will enter its 15th season as the home of Stetson Baseball
in 2013. At a cost of $4.5 million, Melching Field was the result of a joint effort
between Stetson University, DeLand Sports Redevelopment Association and the
City of DeLand. Built on the same site as old Conrad Park, Melching Field opened
on Feb. 12, 1999. Hatter fans have ﬂocked to Melching Field in record numbers.
With more than half a million fans since the stadium opened in 1999, Stetson is
often ranked nationally among college baseball attendance leaders. Melching
Field features permanent seating for 2,500 spectators with grass berms holding
approximately 500 additional fans. A full-service concessions area greets visitors upon their entrance to the park on Woodland Boulevard. The 2012 season
marked the debut of a new high-tech scoreboard, which is located in left ﬁeld
and is equipped with a state-of-the-art message center and graphics board.
The numerous golf courses in Florida provide the men’s and women’s golf
teams with ample places to play. The Hatters host tournaments every year at the
DeLand Country Club, Southridge Golf Club, and Victoria Hills Golf Club. Also,
the cross country teams host a meet every October at the Sperling Sports Complex, and the crew team practices and competes at nearby Lake Beresford.
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For more than 30 years, the Atlantic Sun Conference has supported its member institutions in providing intercollegiate athletics programs committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun
accomplishes this mission by maintaining the highest standards in
academic and athletic achievement, creating a balance between
student and athlete. Adding an emphasis on sportsmanship in the
competitive arena and fostering leadership opportunities through
community service, the A-Sun, its member institutions and its student-athletes aim for an overall educational experience that is
successful in Building Winners for Life.

Atlantic Sun
a grant from the NCAA to enhance women’s basketball
marketing. As a result, attendance in the league increased by
nearly 16% from a year ago with league champion Stetson
nearly doubling their previous year mark.
• Baseball returned to its lofty position on the national stage last
year. The A-Sun ranked ninth in the RPI and sent three
teams to NCAA Regionals with Belmont and Stetson reaching the
regional ﬁnals.
• Softball continues its pursuit to become a multi-bid sport as the
league posted the 12th best RPI in the NCAA, its fourth
straight season being ranked in the top-12 and boasted ﬁve top100 teams led by conference champion Jacksonville (44).
• Men’s Golf success has become an expectation in the A-Sun.
Kennesaw State ﬁnished third at the NCAA Southeastern
Regional last year, the best regional ﬁnish ever for an A-Sun team.
They advanced to nationals, the seventh time in eight
years an A-Sun team advanced.
• The A-Sun posted the nation’s biggest turnaround in men’s soccer
last year with four programs improving by nearly
100 spots in the NCAA RPI. FGCU spent most of the season
ranked in the top-25.

BUILDING ...
The student-athletes of the A-Sun consistently achieve academic
accolades on a national level ...
• As a whole, the Atlantic Sun set a new record with 63.79 percent
of all student-athletes earning All-Academic status
after achieving at least a 3.0 GPA last year.
• Belmont’s Mick Hedgepeth was named the 2010-11 NACDA
Division I-AAA Scholar Athlete of the Year.
• ETSU baseball standout Paul Hoilman won his second straight
A-Sun Student-Athlete of the Year award becoming just the fourth
person in A-Sun history to accomplish that feat. He ranked third
nationally in home runs on his way to posting a 3.95 GPA in math.
• The A-Sun was the NCAA’s top academic performing women’s
soccer conference last year as nine of 11 teams received
recognition from the NSCAA for posting a team GPA of 3.0 or
better. No other Division I conference a higher percentage
of teams on the list.
• Kennesaw State’s Ben Greene earned the NCAA who earned
the NCAA Elite 88 honor for having the best GPA among
participants in the men’s golf championship.

... FOR LIFE!
and at the same time preparing themselves to become valuable
members of their community.
• The NCAA annual Federal Graduation Rate and Graduation
Success Rate (GSR) report shows the A-Sun living its mission
of Building Winners for Life as 32 programs check in with a
100% success rate.
• Survey results from The Tennessean tab Lipscomb grad Beth
Harwell, the state’s ﬁrst female Speaker of the House, as Most
Powerful Woman in the state last winter.
• A trio of A-Sun schools - UNF, Belmont and Lipscomb - received
Community Engagement recognition from the Carnegie Foundation
for exceptional commitment to community service.
• Ted Gumbart was one of only four conference commissioners to
join NCAA President Mark Emmert at an August retreat to discuss
strategic change in Division I athletics.
• Lipscomb’s Jenna Bartsokas earned post-graduate scholarships from both the A-Sun and the NCAA while being named the
league’s Student-Athlete of the Year and a candidate for the
NCAA’s Woman of the Year award.
• Three A-Sun institutions ranked among the top 8 Regional Universities in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. Stetson
(#3), Belmont (#5) and Mercer (#8) each earned top marks.
* Via 2011-12 season

... WINNERS ...
... while performing at a high level in the competitive arena ...
• The A-Sun ﬁnished with an RPI of 17 in men’s basketball, trailing
just the ACC, SEC and Conference USA among nine
southeastern Division I conferences. A conference record three
teams reached postseason play with Jacksonville and
ETSU each picking up CIT victories.
• The A-Sun became one of just two Division I conferences to earn

Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top
eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend
of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions
in the region: East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast
University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, Northern Kentucky University,
University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate
and Stetson University.